Hey again everyone. I just finished my first post about S vs. SV. My next question is about what we need to do at home to support charging. I mentioned before that my wife & I live in a small college town and our combined commute is about 30 miles per day. We have a 1-car garage that holds our collectable jeep (84 Scrambler), so we will be parking the Leaf in the detached carport. I'm hoping to avoid the cost of running a buried cable, which is why I talk about heavy-duty extension cords below. (We have a wooded lot, no kids, and could potentially safely support an above-ground cable) Also, I'm assuming 120v is sufficient based on the combination of our low mileage commute with the fact that we generally have at least 12-hrs charging time each night. So my first ideas are below. Please let me know your thoughts:
Thx,
Todd
- For starters, could I just connect the built-in trickle-charger and connect it to a heavy-duty extension cord running to an outlet on the deck?
If not, could I buy a 120v EVSE that has a standard pigtail and connect it to the same heavy-duty extension cord running to an outlet on the deck?
If a dedicated outlet is required, can I have an electrician terminate it to an outside outlet and then run a heavy-duty extension cord?
Thx,
Todd